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Ngā Tūwatawata o Shakespear o te Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao - Te Papa Rēhia ā-Rohe o Shakespear Shakespear WWII defences - Shakespear Regional Park
What you will see
Of 11 machine gun emplacements (pillboxes) built at Whangaparāoa in early 1942, there are only four remaining, and only two are easy to find.
One, codenamed Milo, is on the heritage trail, while the other, code named Podges, is beside the Army Bay boat ramp.
The anti-tank ditch is the only substantially intact example of this type of defence remaining in the region.
When built, it extended between Army and Okoromai bays, but it now looks like a large water-filled ditch that runs along the end of the wetland.
Further information
For more ideas or information:
- visit the Shakespear Regional Park page
- browse the Cultural Heritage Inventory for information on over 17,000 heritage places
- contact us or email the heritage team.